Collar-attaching device



A. DIA OND. COLLAR ATTACEHING DEVICE. APPLICATION FILED DEC. 4. 1920.

Patented Feb. 15,1921.

Devices, of whi h out the several views ADOLIPH DIAMOND, 0F BOSTON,MASSACHUSETTS.

COLLAR-ATTAGHING DEVICE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 15, 1921 Application filed December 4, 1920. Serial No.428,230.

T 0 all who-m it may concern:

Be it known that I, AnoLrH DIAMOND, a citizen of the United States,residing at Boston, in the county of Suffolk and State of Massachusetts,have invented new and useful Improvements in Collar-Attaching thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to an improved collar attaching device.

The object of the invention is to provide a device by means of which theopposite ends of the neck band of a shirt may be attached together, andalso for attaching a collar to said neck band, the said device being soattached to the neck band that it will not contact with the neck.

The invention consists in the combination and arrangement of parts setforth in the following specification and particularly pointed out in theclaims thereof.

Referring to the drawings:

Figure 1 is a front elevation of a portion of a shirt, my improvedcollar attaching device being illustrated band thereof.

Fig. 2 is a transverse section taken on the line 2-2, Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a front elevation of the collar attaching device, the samebeing detached from the neck band and the cross bar thereof beinglocated in a pos'tion to allow the device to be attached to the neckband.

Fig. 4 isa front elevation of a portion of the neck band illustratingthe openings therein by means of which the device is attached to theneckband.

Fig. 5 is a front elevation of a modified embodiment of my inventionillustrating the device adapted to be attached to the rear of a neckband in order that the rear portion of a collar may be attached to saidneck band.

Fig. 6 is a transverse section taken on the line 66, Fig. 5.

Fig. 7 is an elevation of the rear portlon of theneck band illustratingthe openings by meansof which the modified embodiment of the inventionis attached to said neck band.

Like numerals refer to like parts throughofthe drawings.

Inthe drawings, referring particularly to attached to the neck Figs. 1to 4 inclusive, 10 represents a portion of a shirt and 11 is the neckband thereof. The neck band 11 isprovided with a plurality of openings12 extending partly therethrough, the said openings being constructedsimilar to button holes. ,A fastenlng device 13 illustrated separately,in deta1l in Fig. 3 is adapted; to be attached to the neck band 11 bybeing inserted within the openings 12 as illustrated in Fig. 1. Themember 13 is preferably constructed of resilient sheet material and isslotted at 14 and 15 thereby forming a trifurcated member havingfurcations 16, 17, and 18, each of said slots and furcationsbeingparallel to eachother. The furcations 16 and 18 are each adapted tobe inserted through certain of the openings 12 and thence extend betweenlayers of cloth 19 and 20 of I the neck band and thence protrude throughother openings 12 as illustrated in Fig. 1.

A cross bar 21 is pivoted at 22 tothe furcation 17 and when the member13 is being attached to the neck band, said bar is positionedlongitudinally of said furcation as illustrated in Fig. 3. Then,however, the member 13 is in position upon the neck band, the cross bar21 is turned on its pivot 22 and sprung under the free ends of thefurcations 16 and 18 to the position illustrated in Fig. 1, at whichtime a portion of cloth 23 between the openings 12 will prevent themember 13 from being removed from the neck band. A button 2 1 issecurely fastenedvin any desired manner to the furcation opposite end ofthe neck band may be attached, after which said button may be utilizedto secure a collar to the neck band in the well known manner.

The manner in which. the device is used is as follows :Vl ith thecrossbar 21 positioned relatively to the furcation 17 as illustrated inFig. 3, the furcations 16 and 18 are inserted through a pair of openings12 and thence extend a short distance between layers 19 and 20 of thematerial forming the neck band to another pair of openings 12 throughwhich they protrude. 'The cross bar 21 is then turned and sprung underthe free end of the furcations 16 and18, thereby preventing saidfurcations from thereafter being pulled through the, openings 19,

17 and to this button the 1 and the member 13 from being removed fromthe neck band. The opposite ends of the neck band may then be fastenedtogether by means of the button 24 after which the collar may also beattached to the button. I

In Figs. 5, 6 and 7' I have illustrated-a modified embodiment of myinvention, the

said embodiment being more particularly f the neck band 11 is adaptedfor use in attaching a collar at the back of the neck band. lnthisembodiment, provided with a pair of "openings and 26 formed in a mannersimilar to button holes.

oted at 34: to the free end of cation 31 and when it is desired tofasten 2O site end portions of the cross bar are preferf the furcations30 and 32, extends outwardly a short distance from a then bent todistance,

the lower edge of the furcation 32 and is project downwardly a shortthereby providing a means which may project through the button holeprovided in the rear of a collar and the collar is fastened to the neckband thereby. This embodiment of my invention is attached to the neckband 11 in: a manner similar to the member 13 previously described.l/Vhen the shirt is laundried the fastening devices vent the removal ofhaving a are removed from the neck band, being again attached to theneck band when it is desired to again use the shirt. When the device isattached to the neck bank no portion thereof will contact with the neckand for this reason theneck can not be soiled or become discoloredthereby' I claim:

1. In combination, a shirt, a neck band therefor provided with aplurality of openings therein, a trifurcated member adapted to beinserted within said openings, means to prevent the removal of saidmember from said openings and means to attach a collar to said member.

2. The combination with a neck band having a plurality. of openingstherein of resilient trifurcated member adapted to be inserted withinsaid openings, means to presaid member from said openings and means toattach a collar to said member.

3. The combination with av neck band plurality of openings therein of atrifurcated member adapted to be inserted within said openings, meansattached to one of the furcations of said member'adapted to prevent theremoval of said member from sald o enin s and means to attach a collarto said member.

4-. The combination with a neck band having a plurality of openingstherein of a trifurcated member adapted to be inserted within saidopenings, means attached to the central furcation of said member adaptedto prevent the removal of said member from said openings and means toattach a collar to said member.

5. The combination with a neck band having a plurality of openingstherein of a trifurcated member adapted to be inserted within saidopenings, means pivotally at tached to the central furcation of saidmemberadapted to prevent the removal of said member from said openingsand means to attach a collar to said member.

6. The combination with a neck band having a plurality of openingstherein of a trifurcated member adapted to be inserted within saidopenings, means pivoted to the central furcation of said member adaptedto engage the material of said neck band between said openings andthereby prevent the removal of said member from said openings and meansto attach a collar to said member.

7. The combination with a neck band having a plurality of openingstherein of a resilient member having a plurality of furcations formedintegral therewith, alternate fur-cations projecting throughsaidopenings and extending between the layers of material forming said neckband, means pivoted to the central of said furcations adapted to preventthe removal of said furcations from said openings and means to attach acollar to said member.

8. The combination with a neck band having a plurality of openingstherein of a resilient member having a pluralityof furcations formedintegral therewith, the outer of said furcations projecting through saidopenings and extending between the layers of material forming said neckband, means pivoted to the central of said furcations adapted to preventthe removal of said outer furcations from said openings and means toattach a collar to said member. 7

9. The combination with a neck band having a plurality of openingstherein of a resilient member having a plurality of furcations formedintegral therewith, the outer of said furcations projecting through saidopenings and extending between the layers of material forming said neckband, means of openings therein of a openings and extending between thelayers of material forming said neck band, a cross bar pivoted to thecentral of said furcations adapted to overlap the ends of said outerfurcations and thereby prevent the removal of said outer furcations fromsaid openings and a button attached to said central furcation.

ADOLPH DIAMOND.

Witnesses FRANKLIN Low, HAZEL F. LA Mums.

